The GE Profile II Magnetic Resonance System is a High Resolution, Whole Body Imaging System Using an Innovative Open Magnet Design, Operating at 0.2 Tesla.

The System Has Been Designed to Provide Openness and Patient Comfort for a wide range of Examinations while Providing Excellent Diagnostic Image Quality. The Signa Profile System Provides Performance of Routine and Specialized Clinical Examinations including Diagnostic Imaging of the Central Nervous System, Body, Joints, Extremities, and Vascular Anatomy Using a Comprehensive Range of Proven Pulse Sequences and Image Enhancement Techniques

Enclosure Control Panel is Located Above the Patient Table to Activate:

Table Motion (Lateral And In/Out)
Alignment Lights and Landmark
Scan Start, Pause, And Stop
Status Indicator Display Is Locate On Magnet Enclosure, Indicating:
Cradle Position
Remaining Scan Time
System Status
Safety Controls Include An Emergency Of f Switch Located On both The operator Workstation And Magnet Enclosure.

Patient Comfort Features:

Two-Way Intercom
Mirror Incorporated In Head Coil
Patient Call Button

Gradient Subsystem:

Signa Profile System Includes a High Efficiency Flat Gradient Coils and Software Controlled Digital Eddy Current Compensation, Designed to minimize Gradient-Induced Eddy Currents and to provide Controlled and Uniform Gradient Magnetic Fields in the X, Y, and Z Planes.

New Graphic User Interface on the Signa Profile System is Designed to Promote Ease-of Use and Fast, Simple Operation. Icons and One Screen operation Simplify Scan Set up and Display. Standard Features Provide Automated Operation of Scan, Patient Management and Data Management Processes. These Features Include:

Patient Registration: Patient Information is Entered Prior to Patient Arriving Saving Time and Improving Efficiency. Multiple Patients can be Pre-Registered and Stored in System Memory.
Protocol Link: Pre-defined or Custom Protocols can be Linked to Register Patient Information. Selection of the Patient Name Will Automatically Download Scan Information. The Operator Need only Make One Selection to be Ready to Scan.
Prescription Manager: Prescription, Modification and Control of Acquisition is Organized by the Prescription manager. Multiple Series can be Prescribed and Ready to Scan. Scan Location, SAT Locations and Scan Parameters can Easily be Repeated by selecting the Copy Feature. This Makes Pre/ Post Contrast Ob1ique Exams Easier to Prescribe.
Auto-Scan: When Activated, This Feature Will Initiate All Prescribed scans with Simplified Operator Interaction. The operator Prescribes All Series in one section and Selects Auto-scan
Auto-View: Images Automatically Display at the End of Acquisition for Quick review Standard System Provides 70 Auto-View Images of 256 x 256 Matrix Expandable to 420 Images With 354 MB.
“Desktop” Organization: Each process is Assigned a Dedicated “Desktop” Providing Organization and Ease-of-Use. Desktop Icons Represent Scan, Display, Protocol Management, Image Management, GE Tools and Dedicated Software Packages.

The Signa Profile Image Filtering Feature Provides Post Capabilities to Decrease the Apparent Noise Level of Images by Applying an Adaptive Filter to the Image Data. This Feature Utilizes a Hardware Accelerator That Processes Images in Less Than 2 Seconds Per 256 x 256 Image While Allowing Full system Simultaneity.

Filming

Page Filming Permits Creation of an Entire Film with a Single Keystroke.

Film Formats Available are 1:1 to 20:1 and 35 mm Slides.

Multiple Image Formats Allow Filming of Multi Images in a Single Format Frame

The Fast Spin Echo Package Provides the Capability to Perform 2D Acquisitions on the Signa profile. RF Pulses are Designed to Reduce SAR and Minimize Image Blurring. In Addition, Bandwidth may be Varied in the fast spin Echo Package up to 32 kHz.

2D FSE Allows the Acquisition of T1-Weigted, Proton-Density and T2-Weighted Spin Echo Studies at Substantially Reduced Acquisition times by Acquiring Multiple Phase Encoding Steps per TR. Fast Spin Echo Includes Single Contrast and Dual Contrast (Proton Density and T2) Sequences. Features of This Package Include: